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i love music. so should you.

this is my (mostly) music blog. i wanted a space where i could wax poetically about all the bands and artists i love. (my heart and my cd collection is v. v. big.) you'll also find a smattering of writing related things, since that's what i'm doing these days, along with other pop culture miscellanea.

things you need to know: i live in chicago, but i used to live in new york city. i go to a lot of shows. i stopped being ashamed of my musical tastes a long time ago. the first time i heard "eleanor rigby" by the beatles, i was nine years old and i still get goosebumps when i hear those opening strings. i sing - trained in opera, musical theater, and everything in between.

i'm not very country, i'm mostly rock and roll.

Following

8 January 12
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life on mars - david bowie.

in honor of ziggy’s birthday, one of my favorites.

6 December 11
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sexmusic:

will you still love me tomorrow? // amy winhouse [the shirelles cover]

download: amazon mp3 | itunes

one of my favorite covers of all time.

Reblogged: sexmusic

27 August 11
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devish:

“Indestructible” - Robyn

And I never was smart with love…
I let the bad ones in and the good ones go, but
I wanna love you like I’ve never been hurt before.

anthem for life.

Reblogged: devish

19 August 11
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tylerglenn:

Someone Like You (Adele) | Tylerinacoma

I covered Adele’s Someone Like You recently, download and listen here

oh. my. god.

so completely amazing.

Reblogged: tylerglenn

2 August 11
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pearl jam - “betterman”

i’ve been on a nostalgia kick lately - my birthday always seems to inspire that - and recently i found a sheet of notebook paper tucked inside a book that came with me from reno to new york to chicago.  it had a playlist on it called “spring/summer 1995” and this was the first track on it.

the album this comes from, vitalogy, along with nirvana’s mtv unplugged (which i seem to have lost), alanis morisette’s jagged little pill, nine inch nail’s the downward spiral, smashing pumpkins’ mellon collie and the infinite sadness and the beatles’ white album were my rotating soundtrack that year.  any time i hear those songs - all of which i still listen to on a regular basis - i’m immediately sent back to my sophomore year of high school.  that was a good year, maybe one of the best.

i’m still determined to cover this song one day, because i love it and because it means a lot to me.

19 June 11
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lyriquediscorde:

lunati-ca:

Come Pick Me Up :: Ryan Adams

steal all my records.

in a melancholy mood today. this song fits.

(Source: garotinha-ruiva)

Reblogged: lyriquediscorde

17 June 11
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empires - hard times

tonight! my excitement cannot be textually rendered. and i will have (almost) all of my favorite people there with me.

7 June 11
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song of the day:  with an axe - foxy shazam

keep the flowers, i’ll just give ‘em back,
‘cause the only way to my heart is with an axe

ugh, i love foxy shazam.  not only is their music hilarious and wonderful, but they put on one of the best live shows ever.  i’m just bummed they had to drop off the panic tour early to go out on warped.

28 May 11
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empires - stunned

as much as i love the new direction empires is going in, i still miss the piano songs. it’s my hope that someday they’ll do them again.

12 April 11
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blue jeans and white t-shirts - the gaslight anthem

one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands.  good rainy day, making life decisions music

(Source: supsaruhhh)

Reblogged: supsaruhhh

themed by hunson. originally by josh